MBA Semester 1 Spring 2015

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Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1 Spring 2015

MB0038 - Management Process and Organizational Behaviour

Q1. Explain the concept of Management. Discuss the importance of Management.
Q2. Discuss the steps involved in the Planning process.
Q3. What do you mean by Control? Explain the pre-requisites of an effective Control system
Q4. Discuss the concept of a Group. Explain the purpose of a Group.Discuss the types of Formal Groups.
Q5. Discuss any ten characteristics of an Effective team.
Q6. Write short notes on the following: a) Goleman’s Model of Emotional Intelligence b) Fielder’s Contingency Model of Leadership

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MB0039 –Business Communication

Q1. As a speaker you are addressing a group of people. What could be the possible barriers in this communication?
Q2. What is the importance of Kinesics and Proxemics in communication? Explain with examples.
Q3. What are the steps in making oral business presentation?
Q4. Imagine a new product from kids’ apparel industry. Write a persuasive letter to customers, persuading them to buy your company’s product.
Q5. You are going to face a job interview for the post of Manager-operations. Which aspects you will keep in mind while facing the interview?
Q6. Write short notes on: a) Skimming b) Notices

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MB0040 – Statistics for Management

Q1. Distinguish between Classification and Tabulation. Explain the structure and components of a Table with an example.
Q2. (a) Explain Arithmetic mean.
(b) The mean wage is Rs. 75 per day, SD wage is Rs. 5 per day for a group of 1000 workers and the same is Rs. 60 and Rs. 4.5 for the other group of 1500 workers. Find the mean and standard deviation for the entire group.
Q3. Mr. Arun and Mr. Bhandari play a game. If Mr. Arun picks up an even number from 1 to 6, Mr. Bhandari will pay him double the amount equal to picked up number. If Mr. Arun picks up an odd number then he has to pay amount equal to double the picked up number. What is Mr. Arun’s expectation?
Q4. The probability that an employee will get an occupational disease is 20%. In a firm having five employees, what is the probability that:i) None of the employees get the disease ii) Exactly two will get the disease iii) More than four will contract the disease.
Q5. Microsoft estimated that out of 10,000 potential software buyers, 35% wait to purchase the new OS Windows Vista, until an upgrade has been released. After an advertising campaign to reassure the public was released, Microsoft surveyed 3000 buyers and found 950 who are still skeptical. At 5% level of significance, can the company conclude that the population of skeptical people had decreased?
Q6. Explain Chi-square test and the conditions for applying chi-square test

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MB0041 – Financial and Management Accounting

Q1. Analyze the following transaction under traditional approach
18.1.2011 Received a cheque from a customer, Sanjay at 5 p.m. Rs.20,000
19.1.2011 Paid Ramu by cheque Rs.1,50,000
20.1.2011 Paid salary Rs. 30,000
20.1.2011 Paid rent by cheque Rs. 8,000
21.1.2011 Goods withdrawn for personal use Rs. 5,000
25.1.2011 Paid an advance to suppliers of goods Rs. 1,00,000
26.1.2011 Received an advance from customers Rs. 3,00,000
31.1.2011 Paid interest on loan Rs. 5,000
31.1.2011 Paid instalment of loan Rs. 25,000
31.1.2011 Interest allowed by bank Rs. 8,000
Q2. The trial balance of Nilgiris Co Ltd., as taken on 31st December, 2002 did not tally and the difference was carried to suspense account. The following errors were detected subsequently. a) Sales book total for November was under cast by Rs. 1200.
b) Purchase of new equipment costing Rs. 9475 has been posted to Purchases a/c.
c) Discount received Rs.1250 and discount allowed Rs. 850 in September 2002 have been posted to wrong sides of discount account.
d) A cheque received from Mr. Longford for Rs. 1500 for goods sold to him on credit earlier, though entered correctly in the cash book has been posted in his account as Rs. 1050.
e) Stocks worth Rs. 255 taken for use by Mr Dayananda, the Managing Director, have been entered in sales day book.
f) While carrying forward, the total in Returns Inwards Book has been taken as Rs. 674 instead of Rs. 647.
g) An amount paid to cashier, Mr. Ramachandra, Rs. 775 as salary for the month of November has been debited to his personal account as Rs. 757.
Pass journal entries and draw up the suspense account.
Q3. From the given trial balance draft an Adjusted Trial Balance.
Trial Balance as on 31.03.2011
Debit balances Rs. Credit balances Rs.
Furniture and Fittings 10000 Bank Over Draft 16000
Buildings 500000 Capital Account 400000
Sales Returns 1000 Purchase Returns 4000
Bad Debts 2000 Sundry Creditors 30000
Sundry Debtors 25000 Commission 5000
Purchases 90000 Sales 235000
Advertising 20000
Cash 10000
Taxes and Insurance 5000
General Expenses 7000
Salaries 20000
TOTAL 690000 TOTAL 690000
Adjustments: 1. Charge depreciation at 10% on Buildings and Furniture and fittings. 2. Write off further bad debts 1000 3. Taxes and Insurance prepaid 2000 4. Outstanding salaries 5000 5. Commission received in advance1000
Q4. Compute trend ratios and comment on the financial performance of Infosys Technologies Ltd. from the following extract of its income statements of five years. Particulars 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07
Revenue 27,501 22,742 21,693 16,692 13,893
Operating Profit (PBIDT) 8,968 7,861 7,195 5,238 4,391
PAT from ordinary activities 6,835 6,218 5,988 4,659 3,856
Q5. Give the meaning of cash flow analysis and put down the objectives of cash flow analysis. Explain the preparation of cash flow statement. Q6.Write the assumptions of marginal costing. Differentiate between absorption costing and marginal costing.

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MB0042 – Managerial Economics

Q1. What is production function and its uses? Explain the two types of production functions.
Q2. Consumers' interview method is a survey method used for estimating the demand for new products. This method is very important with regard to collect the relevant information directly from the consumers with regard to their future purchase plans. Opinion surveys and direct interview method are the two important techniques among all. Describe these two methods in detail.
Q3. A cost-schedule is a statement of variations in costs resulting from variations in the levels of output and it shows the response of costs to changes in output. If we represent the relationship between changes in the level of output and costs of production, we get different types of cost curves in the short run. Define the kinds of cost concepts like TFC, TVC, TC, AFC, AVC, AC and MC and its corresponding curves with suitable diagrams for each.
Q4. Inflation is a global Phenomenon which is associated with high price causes decline in the value for money. It exists when the amount of money in the country is in excess of the physical volume of goods and services. Explain the reasons for this monetary phenomenon.
Q5. Discuss the practical application of Price elasticity and Income elasticity of demand.
Q6. Define revenue. Explain the types of revenue and the relationship between TR, AR and MR with an example of a hypothetical revenue schedule.

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MB0043 – Human Resource Management

Q1. Explain the functions of Human Resource Management
Q2. Define Management Development. Discuss the Off the job development methods.
Q3. Discuss the concept of HRIS. Explain the applications of HRIS in Human Resource Management.
Q4. Discuss the basic guidelines of a Disciplinary policy
Q5. Suppose you have joined as an HR and you have been assigned a task to carry out the grievance handling procedure in your organization. What according to you are the causes of Grievance? Describe in detail the Grievance handling procedure
Q6. Write short notes on the following: a) Job Enlargement b) Job Enrichment

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